It’s not always easy to build on success, but Komatsu’s
PC360LC-11 excavator does so with enhancements that increase production compared to its predecessor. The Tier 4 Final model has an environmentally friendly engine that provides high levels of performance while reducing operating costs and boosting fuel efficiency.
It features a new Power Mode performance update that upgrades hydraulic pump control logic, which provides greater hydraulic horsepower, faster cycle times and better multifunction performance.
“The improved multifunction cycle times allow customers up to 8 percent more production compared to the previous version,” said Komatsu Product Manager Andrew Earing. “That means they can get jobs done quicker and move on to new work.”
Additional productivity features include an Operator Identification System, which reports key information for different operators, application or job locations, and the Auto Idle Shutdown function that helps reduce idle time as well as operating costs. Both features can be tracked through the latest KOMTRAX technology, which provides essential data, such as fuel and diesel exhaust fluid levels, operating hours, location, cautions and maintenance alerts.
Komatsu maintained the horsepower of the PC360LC-11’s predecessors, with a less-than-1-percent increase in operating weight.
“The PC360LC-11 is a very versatile machine, allowing it to function in a broad range of applications – from pipeline work to mass excavating to waste handling,” said Earing. “It has the capabilities to do it all.”
